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From The Chowan Herald Yellowed Pages -30 YEARS AGO Secretary of Agriculture Wallace announced the first referenda under the new Agricultural Adjust ment Act of 1938. Miss Rebecca Colwell, popular Chowan County home demonstration agent, was appointed chairman in Chowan County for Better Homes Week in America. Jess Powell, son of .Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Powell, was promoted to the highest officer possible in his senior year at V. M. 1. Mae Jackson, who for six years had been operat ing a beauty parlor at her home on Mosely Street, moved into the old post office building next to the *(SJ jMj2jjgggggjg^^^pflHHS*E£3 FME! 10-piece weekend lie WOODCUTTER'S KIT With purchase of MAC 10-ICA Ten accessories! Extra chain, sue Y can, bar guard, flat file, round file $35 retail VALUE! d «P‘ h . gaug *' e "B in « oi, » L u « additive and filing guide. ....NRtte tUMs v/■/,, / Edenton Tractor & Implement Co TELEPHONE 483-3133 WITH PEOPLES' CERTIFICATES! Bank of Edenton. Major M. P. Whichard was guest of honor at a banquet at Hotel Joseph Hewes when the non-com missioned officers of Com pany F, of which Major Whichard was commanding officer, held a farewell dinner in his honor. Mrs. Margaret Jones re tired as a clerk in the Edenton Post Office after more than 20 years in the postal service. Mary White, Anna Wood, Betty Wales and Myda Weaver were selected as drum majors for the Eden ton High School Band. John Graham, local at torney, purchased and moved into the office for TM6 CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1968. merly owned and occupied by Dr. M. P. Whichard on East King Street. Dr. J. A. Powell was ap pointed county physician by the Board of Health to serve the unexpired term ol Dr. M. P. Whichard, who entered the Public Health Service. Official transfer of all property of Company F, 105 th Medical Regiment, was made when Major M. P. Whichard relinquished command of the unit and Ist Lieut. Martin R. Wise ly, M.D., assumed com mand. The Ashley brothers and Roy Evans, radio and stage entertainers, presented a program at the Advance i School. Chowan Tribe of Red ! Men began an attendance contest with Gus Bunch and Wallace Goodwin chos en as captains of two sides. A quarterly meeting of the First District Medical Society was held at Hotel Joseph Hewes with syph ilis and its treatment being | the subject of an interest ing talk by .Dr. Lee Large of Rocky Mount. J. B. Small, new Negro county agent, said he was very well pleased with the reception he had met in the course of his duties in Chowan and Perquimans Counties. William Harrell, a stu dent at Syracuse Univer sity, was pledged to the Beta Theta Pi social fra ternity. Chowan Tribe of Red Men held a banquet, at which Walter Cohoon of Elizabeth City was the principal speaker. Mr. Co hoon emphasized the rudi ments of good citizenship. A district meeting of dentists of Group 1 of the Fifth District was held at Hotel Joseph Hewes. Mrs. Jesse White was taking applications from farmers for seed loans. About 100 members of Edenton - Chowan Chamber of Commerce thrilled to a Steady flow of oratory when Gov. Clyde R. Hoey spoke at the annual ban quet of the organization. “North Carolina has arriv ed,” he declared at the conclusion of his talk, “and with it I covet a continua tion of the North Carolina spirit which we should be our eternal ambition.” 20 YEARS AGO W. M. Wiggins Company of Wilson began on a pro ject to install a modern heating system in the anci ent Chowan County Court House. Miss Harriet Leary, cir culating librarian, set up a circulating library at Cho wan Hospital in which was an average of 30 books for the benefit of patients and nurses at the hospital. Satterfield and his Dixie land Six furnished music for the weekly party at the Legion Club, which were gradually gaining popular ity. Teenagers were not allowed to attend the Sat urday night parties. Sunshine Sue’s stars of the radio program “Ole Do minion Barn Dance,” pre sented a program in the Edenton High School audi torium which was sponsor ed by Byrum Implement & Truck Company. H. A. Campen, president cf Chowan County Cham ber of Commerce, together with Peter Carlton, J. M. Jones, Sr., and William Shepard attended a meet ing in Elizabeth City to organize a plan of action to overcome conditions ex isting at Oregon Inlet which was endangering the fishing industry in Eastern North Carolina. As the result of a heavy snow, a portion of the roof of the water reservoir at the Naval Air Station cav ed in due to the weight of the snow. A total of $250,820.25 in U. S. savings bonds pur chases was made by Cho wan County residents dur ing 1947 as compared with $239,973.60 for the year 1946. Aubrey Harrell and Wil bur Harrell attended a tractor school at N. C. State College. C. T. Griffin was re leased from Chowan Hos pital following his misfor tune to break a leg in three places in an accident at Halsey Hardwood Com pany plant on North Oak um Street. Farm work, other than wood cutting, was at a standstill in Chowan Coun ty due to the heaviest snow during the lives of a great many people in the county. The Dime Society of Edenton Baptist Church met with Mrs. J. J. Long to commemorate its 69th anniversary. A permanent organiza tion of Edenton Junior Chamber of 'Commerce was effected with Frank M. Holmes elected president; Thomas Byrum, vice presi dent; John Mitchener, Jr., secretary and J. M. Boyce, treasurer. Mrs. J. E. Coffey under went a major operation in Norfolk General Hospital and was gradually improv ing. Charles White, six-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd White, fell from one of the slides at the Eden ton school, resulting in a broken arm. Edenton Rotarians elect ed James E. Wood presi dent to succeed R. F. El liott. W. H. Hollowell, Jr., was elected chairman for the annual Red Cross fund raising drive. Sponsored by Chowan Hospital Auxiliary, bridge lessons were conducted in Edenton with Mrs. Wil liam! Montgomery Person of Raleigh as instructor. Willie Walker lost his home and practically all of his belongings when a fire destroyed his home at the western end of Church Street. Edenton’s Rotary Club observed its 22nd anni versary. Thinking of remodeling ? Include modern electric heat in your plans. If you’ve finally decided to remodel your home, don’t forget about the tieating system. Are you redecorating? Remember cleaner, flameless electric heat helps keep all your furnishings newer looking a lot longer. Adding on? Only an electric heat ing system can grow as your house does. djfff ■ -igfflSflS • A*? Jjj g/ |!| |j||fe-' j|p'-i‘' >:?^HjW**'****3^£wM|[P|B3i2ifi**^^^^^^Bj^g****' > '*" 1 Vv j i^BK^*‘***iT****~ Hit a»’^,{ | g'W'^.^aiMf lll f irgm HI 9 Bj£cg.--- •■ ■ ~;;; § $ $ ? | 99999 H | > ~ v nw»9Mlr ,iiiii> ' “»r 4 ~~* ,l,,,,jr "iK3S™^' •<.:■- ■■* r ' ■ sitelnpi '4 y J£KKtf\\ Jpg . ,-.-; : ; ®x **i& I'J L JP £' * — LJQ«'\ > -s- l% , % *- Vepco more power to you... at less cost Henry Allen Bunch nar rowly escaped death when his car overturned and pinned him underneath on a curve just a short dist ance of Phthisic’s Grocery on Route 17. Sunday School Lesson Continued from Page 6 | to make possible future joy. Jesus exhorted His dis ciples to do as He had done—to serve one another, in the name of love. For only thus can the fullness of life be experienced—in a life of service that for gets self. Only thus can we make our lives mean ingful only thus can we grow, both as individuals and as Christians. We must accept others, for them selves, and not for our own selfish motives. We must permit them to enter our lives, in order that they will permit us to enter theirs. The needs of each person are complex and varied, as are our own. In answer ing those needs, and (in turn) having ours answer ed, the way is opened for a closer kinship, a wider understanding, for uncalcu lated service. (Those comments ere based on outlines of the Inter national Sunday School Lessons, copyrighted by the International Council of Religious Education, and used by permission). The best way to get your share of the wealth of the country is to work hard for it. All you do is install new baseboard units in the new area. Building a basement playroom? An electric hot water furnace weighs only 90 pounds and takes up less than 3 cubic feet of space. It can be mounted on any wall in the house. But probably the best reason to install electric heat is to make vour re Questions And Answers On The Fair Labor Standards Act Q. What is the general standard for overtime pay? A. The Fair Labor Standards Act prescribes a general overtime rate of pay of not less than one and one-half times the em ployee’s regular rate for all hours worked in any work week in excess of the applicable maximum hours. (iKEWHINGj A FAT STOCK of drug-s is required by the modern phaimacist because of the great variety of new drugs emerging. A qualified druggist must be able to compound about 40,000 different items. We invite your prescription service at . . . DIAL 482-3711 -:- EDENTON, N. C. PAGE SEVEN Q. If a man is replaced by a woman in the same job can the employer law fully pay the woman a lower wage? A. No. neither can a lower wage be paid if the replacement is due to transfer, discharge or va cancy, provided the equal pay standard is applicable. modeled house more comfortable, and more pleasant to Ifte'in: And ish’t 'tfiat the reason you wanted to remodel in the first place? Your VEPCO-authorized Comfort Conditioning Contractor will be glad to give you a free estimate on converting your home. And help you choose the sys tern that’s right for your heating needs. —B
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